Physical Copies of Lido on CD and Vinyl have now sold out.

Or buy on download here from Bandcamp for £7.

I recently made an album of instrumentals about open air swimming pools.

I thought it would be interesting to embed into the recordings actual recordings of the Lidos themselves and in some cases recordings of the locations where the Lidos used to be (Brentwood and Purley Way).

I thought it would be fun to release these recordings on their own. It’s hard to imagine of what use they would be to anyone. However last year I bought a record of catering announcements on trains and I really enjoyed listening to it.

Sound has the ability to transport. Maybe these recordings will take you to a Lido. In your head at least.

This August Darren releases a instrumental album about Britain’s Open Air Swimming Pools, Lido. The record will be available on vinyl and CD in beautiful hand made packaging. Go and visit Darren’s Lido Blog for videos, pictures, sounds and words.